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  2. Polio - Wikipedia

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    Poliomyelitis (/ ˌ p oʊ l i oʊ ˌ m aɪ ə ˈ l aɪ t ɪ s / POH-lee-oh-MY-ə-LY-tiss), commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. [1] Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; [5] mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe symptoms develop such as headache, neck stiffness, and paresthesia.

  3. How worried should parents be about polio? Here’s what ...

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    Most cases of polio are in children under 5 years old, but experts say being vaccinated protects against the potentially fatal disease. (Photo: Getty Images) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

  4. Polio signs, symptoms and treatments

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    As children under 10 are now to be offered polio boosters due to signs of it returning to the UK, a look at the infection and how it might present in more detail. Polio signs, symptoms and ...

  5. What to know about polio as it resurfaces

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    The virus infects the throat and intestines, and can cause flu-like symptoms. Paralysis from the polio virus is rare. This year, polio cases have been detected in New York state, London and Jerusalem.

  6. File:Polio sequelle.jpg - Wikipedia

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  7. Polioencephalitis - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms may vary and some individuals may not experience any symptoms at all. The most common reported symptom of polioencephalitis is fatigue. Fatigue is associated with difficulty in attention, cognition, and maintaining wakefulness [ 4 ] Some individuals experience psychiatric symptoms that include anxious mood, pain , insomnia ...

  8. Polio is a deadly disease with a vaccine that RFK Jr.’s ...

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    The flu-like symptoms may not seem too bad, but polio brings devastating complications for some. Up to 5% of polio patients develop meningitis , the inflammation of the tissues surrounding the ...

  9. Poliovirus - Wikipedia

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    A child receives oral polio vaccine during a 2002 campaign to immunize children in India. Poliovirus. Polio eradication, the goal of permanent global cessation of circulation of the poliovirus and hence elimination of the poliomyelitis (polio) it causes, is the aim of a multinational public health effort begun in 1988, led by the World Health ...